diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/deps.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/deps.nix
index bdb10abd4f8e..ac304bb6d36a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/deps.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/deps.nix
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 { fetchNuGet }: [
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "coverlet.collector"; version = "3.2.0"; hash = "sha256-2aM3pKX5toQQRLKpH5ArzND2Rgq1fSpMsLxcEDbat+M="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "DiffPlex"; version = "1.5.0"; hash = "sha256-6HwA6ZyCn++NAXy6ep9ywSF/Ss+e/nmMhjyeIft9fQw="; })
-  (fetchNuGet { pname = "envdte"; version = "17.8.37221"; hash = "sha256-jKSZceeB+/IwrOqZ3USX6HeSQtxKCPs9VzA733NHEEU="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Humanizer.Core"; version = "2.14.1"; hash = "sha256-EXvojddPu+9JKgOG9NSQgUTfWq1RpOYw7adxDPKDJ6o="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Humanizer.Core"; version = "2.2.0"; hash = "sha256-5Q6oRaV8wHPONHreKvB74VjV2FW36mwC3n+05It5vyI="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "JetBrains.Annotations"; version = "2019.1.3"; hash = "sha256-gn2Z7yANT+2tnK+qbOA2PviRf1M1VtvamABGajgGC6E="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "JetBrains.Rider.PathLocator"; version = "1.0.9"; hash = "sha256-7c5TRZ594tr1Fj5fNiXtPI0pcBuyX/3eU4x+it6Yzew="; })
-  (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref"; version = "6.0.35"; hash = "sha256-BxvIeZIaBdC0wyDQqKW0E5axSRSrtQk3oEPsT287014="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces"; version = "1.1.1"; hash = "sha256-fAcX4sxE0veWM1CZBtXR/Unky+6sE33yrV7ohrWGKig="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces"; version = "5.0.0"; hash = "sha256-bpJjcJSUSZH0GeOXoZI12xUQOf2SRtxG7sZV0dWS5TI="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces"; version = "7.0.0"; hash = "sha256-1e031E26iraIqun84ad0fCIR4MJZ1hcQo4yFN+B7UfE="; })
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Composition"; version = "1.0.27"; hash = "sha256-G/3p3zxOWC8HqLt7Ll5cqN7507F6N/G6G/HzKazQRdE="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.CSharp"; version = "4.0.1"; hash = "sha256-0huoqR2CJ3Z9Q2peaKD09TV3E6saYSqDGZ290K8CrH8="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk"; version = "17.7.1"; hash = "sha256-ySyNpRodd6R6qKnGrgwLYaiHZga2GL0fQARrYGIFa6k="; })
-  (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NETCore.App.Host.win-x86"; version = "6.0.35"; hash = "sha256-ckJ2xR4qf8OQdk/KhCjVmV91lX8pj19qjlsJ+i5bkMI="; })
-  (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref"; version = "6.0.35"; hash = "sha256-IcpSbsSHgYBbNVvbcXfmRRM9bdx3pogLncO4RuXEab0="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms"; version = "1.0.1"; hash = "sha256-mZotlGZqtrqDSoBrZhsxFe6fuOv5/BIo0w2Z2x0zVAU="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms"; version = "1.1.0"; hash = "sha256-FeM40ktcObQJk4nMYShB61H/E8B7tIKfl9ObJ0IOcCM="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms"; version = "2.0.0"; hash = "sha256-IEvBk6wUXSdyCnkj6tHahOJv290tVVT8tyemYcR0Yro="; })
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.VisualBasic"; version = "10.0.1"; hash = "sha256-7HHzZcWLVTTQ1K1rCIyoB+UxLHMvOIz+O5av6XDa22A="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition"; version = "16.1.8"; hash = "sha256-yFT4t3Uk31R5EPdAxxsTAmRuiv58MlYoYL4JT1ywlHQ="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Composition.NetFxAttributes"; version = "16.1.8"; hash = "sha256-FFemIG+m8RWUPo5W+kCHPh5Yn4fGS+tpjGiQTcT0sAE="; })
-  (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop"; version = "17.8.37221"; hash = "sha256-n4gHogs2T+RxO7OCuFiITu90KTychqZycQMqPbukNuE="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation"; version = "15.0.82"; hash = "sha256-7JFaA/HZHVjsEtTh/iHDRLi5RcuA39KKvvCkuI4JQFc="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Win32.Primitives"; version = "4.0.1"; hash = "sha256-B4t5El/ViBdxALMcpZulewc4j/3SIXf71HhJWhm4Ctk="; })
   (fetchNuGet { pname = "Microsoft.Win32.Primitives"; version = "4.3.0"; hash = "sha256-mBNDmPXNTW54XLnPAUwBRvkIORFM7/j0D0I2SyQPDEg="; })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/package.nix
index 0255b75d72b2..196e607598c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/go/godot_4/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   autoPatchelfHook,
   buildPackages,
   dbus,
+  dotnet-sdk_6,
   dotnet-sdk_8,
   dotnetCorePackages,
   fetchFromGitHub,
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ let
         echo ${commitHash} > .git/HEAD
       ''
       + lib.optionalString withMono ''
+        # TODO: avoid pulling in dependencies of windows-only project
+        dotnet sln modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.sln \
+          remove modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.OpenVisualStudio/GodotTools.OpenVisualStudio.csproj
+
         dotnet restore modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp.sln
         dotnet restore modules/mono/editor/GodotTools/GodotTools.sln
         dotnet restore modules/mono/editor/Godot.NET.Sdk/Godot.NET.Sdk.sln
@@ -136,6 +141,8 @@ let
       pkg-config
     ];
 
+    buildInputs = lib.optionals withMono dotnet-sdk_6.packages;
+
     nativeBuildInputs =
       [
         autoPatchelfHook
@@ -262,7 +269,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
         runtimeIds = map (system: dotnetCorePackages.systemToDotnetRid system) old.meta.platforms;
         buildInputs =
           old.buildInputs
-          ++ lib.concatLists (lib.attrValues (lib.getAttrs runtimeIds dotnet-sdk_8.targetPackages));
+          ++ lib.concatLists (lib.attrValues (lib.getAttrs runtimeIds dotnet-sdk_6.targetPackages));
       };
     } attrs
   else